Macbeth 1.4 Questions

1) What is Malcolm’s description of Cawdor’s execution?
Cawdor confessed his treasons and kept begging to be spared, also deeply repenting. He was killed after.

2) What is the King’s response to this description?
It was heavy on him because Duncan trusted him a lot, and they were cousins.

3) Who does the King name as his successor?  How does Macbeth react to this information?
Duncan names Malcolm as his successor. Macbeth sees Malcolm as a problem, since he can't just kill Duncan now that he's named a successor. Now he has to get Malcolm too.

4)  “Stars hide your fires!  Let not light see my black and deep desires.  The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.”  Who speaks this quote and what is the significance of it?

Macbeth says the quote. What I think he means by it is he's telling the stars to go dark so his feelings are hidden and God can't see his intentions to kill Duncan.

Macbeth Act 1 Scenes 1-3 Questions

Scene One
1) The play opens with thunder and lightning as the three witches enter.  What does this tell us about the mood of the play?  It sets sets the mood as being dark, seeing that it opens to lightning over a battlefield. What do the witches symbolize beyond just superstition?  Do you really believe that they are witches? The witches symbolize evil. They are witches.

2) What do the witches mean when they say, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”?  What does this tell you about what is likely to go on during the play? It means appearance vs reality. I think it means the witches are gonna pull some trickery.

3) How can a battle be “Lost and won”?  What foreshadow might this set-up?  What is the real battle in this play? You can win a battle but lose the war and vice versa. You could also win a battle but lose something important in it. This might foreshadow something to due with Macbeth like killing the king or something weird like that. The real battle is Macbeth's rise to power.

4) Graymalkin and Paddock are familiars (a cat and a toad).  What does this suggest about the action of the play?  What might they symbolize? 
They might symbolize demons. It suggests the action of the play is going to be about deceiving others.

Scene Two
1) What does the bloody man report?
He reports their first victory; as well as now Norway is attacking and Macdonald betrayed them.

2) Why is Macdonald a worthy rebel?
There's evils in his creation

3) What similes or metaphors does the captain (the bloody man) use to describe Macbeth and Banquo?  What is significant about these descriptions?
He uses the sparrows and eagles, and mice to lions. This means that they are majestic and fearless of the ones smaller than them.

4)  “Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, or memorize another Golgotha.”  What is the allusion?  What is significant about the statement?   What does it suggest?  Please keep in mind the religious/superstitious images/symbols already presented.
The allusion is the Golgotha, which is the crucification of Christ. They're relating the battle with the crucification. It suggests they're trying to clear their sins.

5) Who was Scotland fighting?

Norway

Scene Three
1) Why do the witches talk in poetry?
It's how their spells are cast.

2) What do the witches predict for Macbeth?  What is the dramatic irony involved?
They predict he'll be king and thane of Cawdor.The dramatic irony is we know he's already the thane and he doesn't.

3) What do they witches predict for Banquo?  What irony is involved in this promise?
They predict he'll be happy but not the happiest, and that his children will be become kings. The irony is that Macbeth will be king, but Banquo's children will be after him.

4) What is your first impression of Macbeth in scenes ii-iii?  What is your first impression of Banquo?
Macbeth seems really gullible, and Banquo seems really paranoid and doesn't trust easy.

5) How do Macbeth and Banquo differ in their reactions to the witches predictions?  What does this tell us about their characters?
Macbeth openly accepted what the witches said, while Banquo didn't trust them and tried to get Macbeth not to too.

6) What message does Ross bring?
That Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor

7) “But ‘tis strange!  And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray us in deepest consequence.”  Who speaks the above quote?  What is the significance or meaning of the quote?
Banquo says it, and he's trying to get Macbeth not to trust them also.

Poem

Determine the basic design of the poem by considering the who, what, when, where, and why of the dramatic situation.

         What is being dramatized? What conflicts or themes does the poem present, address, or question?
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          Who is the speaker? Define and describe the speaker and his/her voice. What does the speaker say? Who is the audience? Are other characters involved?
        * The speakers are original settlers in different points of history / Other characters aren't involved /

          When does the action occur? What is the date and/or time of day?
        * It happens when it was necessary to settle near water

          Where is the speaker? Describe the physical location of the dramatic moment.
        * It happens at the Congo River, Euphrates River, Mississippi, and Egypt / In each location, it talks about a river that has a huge city/settlement nearby


          Why does the speaker feel compelled to speak at this moment? What is his/her motivation?
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Brave New World Final Project

I'm going to do the drawing part of the creative choice.

BNW Reading Log Chapter 10

Summary : It starts by returning to the center and by describing its layout a little. It also talks about how toddlers contribute and hypnopaedia. It then goes to Henry Foster and the director talking about Bernard on their way to the fertilizing room. When they get in, the director talks to Henry about why its important Bernard goes to Iceland. Then, Bernard comes into the room. The director notices him, beckons him closer, then addresses the whole room. He has a speech about why Bernard is bad for being rebellious, and how he's going to Iceland. Afterward, he asks Bernard if he can show him a reason not to send him to Iceland at that moment. Bernard says he does, and calls Linda into the room. She comes in and keeps asking the director if he remembers her, before bringing up them being parents. The room then erupts into laughter, much to the director's embarassment. When the director keeps ignoring Linda, she calls John in, who kneels in front of the director and calls him father. The room's laughter becomes harder now, to the point where the director leaves the room.

This chapter is important because it has a major rising action. It being that the director meets John and realizes he's a father.

Vocab: Connotation - noun - an idea that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
            Voluptuous - adj - characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure
         

Vocab 4

Superfluous - adj - unnecessary
The group of hikers took a superfluous "shortcut" and ended at a dead end overlooking the sea.

Prodigious - adj -  remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
The prodigious elephant was exposed to radiation and as a result, he was 15 feet tall.

Pallid - adj - pale, typically because of poor health
After the plague hit the town, everyone inside became pallid and unproductive.

Vivacious - adj - attractively lively and animated


Pituitary - noun - the major endocrine gland / something attached to the brain


Viviparous - adj - bringing forth live young that have developed inside the body of the parent


Abject - adj - extremely bad


Indefatigable - adj -  persisting tirelessly


Apoplectic - adj - overcome with anger


Ruddy - adj - having a healthy red color
The ruddy apples were loaded into the truck to be transported to the store for they could be bought and devoured.

BNW Reading Log Chapter 9

Summary - It starts with Lenina and Bernard in their rest-house, and Lenina taking six half-gramme tablets of Soma. The next day, Bernard set his plan into motion. He said they have seven hours before Lenina gets back from her soma holiday, and they'll be done far before then. He lands on the roof of the Sante Fe post office and went through the world controller's office. He spoke to two of the Fordship's personal secretaries before speaking with Mustapha Mond. He got the correct paperwork to take John and his mom to London. Meanwhile, as Bernard was showing his paperwork to the warden, John found a way into Bernard's and Lenina's rest house. He played with the zipper on Lenina's shorts, and then put her slippers on. Afterwards, he goes into the room Lenina is sleeping in and watches her. He debates with himself whether he wants to touch her or not, but decides against it. He then dashes outside to meet Bernard at  the helicopter.

This chapter was important because it introduced the inciting event. The inciting event is John being allowed to travel back to London with Bernard.


Allusions - Romeo and Juliet - when John is watching Lenina sleep, he recites Romeo and Juliet